The Top 10 Most Popular Game Shows to Watch Now

Spin a wheel? Make a deal? Win a new car or a trip to paradise?! This list has the top 10 best game shows on TV to watch right now, featuring fan favorites that have kept audiences entertained for decades.

Whether you’re a die-hard fan of the Game Show Network or just love the thrill of watching contestants take on outrageous challenges, this list is your ultimate guide. From Family Feud to Person, Place, or Thing, you’ll get to watch your favorite game show hosts run the stage with their signature charm and energy. Whether it’s classic trivia or high-stakes prizes, this list will help game show fanatics stay up to date on the most exciting game shows available right now.

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TOP 10 GAME TV SHOWS TO WATCH

Below is your go-to list of best game shows to watch on TV right now. Whether you’re looking for a single episode to pass the time or you just can’t get enough of your favorite game show and want to watch full seasons, you can’t go wrong with the shows listed below.

1. ‘Family Feud’

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Family Feud is not your average game show. It’s an exhilarating frenzy of friendly competition between families led by the quick and comedic host, Steve Harvey. The humorous answers and candid reactions of participants will have you laughing out loud throughout every episode.

Watch different families participate for the ultimate prize and bragging rights on Family Feud.

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2. ‘Wheel of Fortune’

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Wheel of Fortune offers an irresistible merger of luck, strategy and rapid-fire trivia. Watch contestants spin the iconic wheel and solve word puzzles for lavish prizes as they interact with long time hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White.

This game show promises to test your trivia skills, offers plenty of unexpected turns of events and a whirlwind of emotions from the often eclectic and always passionate contestants.

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3. ‘Jeopardy!’

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One of the most popular trivia shows of all time. “What is … Jeopardy!?” Jeopardy! pits some of the most competitive trivia masters in the country against each other, each vying to amass as big a pool of winnings as possible while answering in the iconic, inverted answer-question format.

Watch as contestants bring their vast knowledge to bear across a wide range of categories to test their brainpower and mettle.

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4. ‘Let’s Make a Deal’

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On Let’s Make a Deal, hosted by Wayne Brady, contestants known as “traders” negotiate with the host for a prize of their choosing or a chance at a bigger prize from a pool of unknown possibilities.

The contestants never know if they’ll get a prize worth far more or something completely useless if they opt for the mystery item. The results aren’t always fun for the trader, but you can bet it’s always exciting to watch!

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5. ‘People Puzzler’

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Have you been crushing your daily newspaper crossword puzzles? Then People Puzzler is the show for you. Host Leah Remini invites contestants to complete crossword puzzles based on pop culture and celebrity crosswords found in People Magazine.

It’s an engaging blend of mental agility and pop culture prowess, making it the perfect game show for TV and entertainment lovers like us!

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6. ’25 Words or Less’

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Based on the popular board game of the same name, 25 Words or Less is a hustle to communicate effectively under strict limits. Hosted by Meredith Vieira, it tests how well contestants can get their team to guess the answers with the fewest possible words.

It’s a game of verbal chess where every word counts!

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7. ‘Celebrity Family Feud’

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Your favorite celebrities face off in the ultimate test of family bonding on Celebrity Family Feud, hosted by the one and only Steve Harvey. Watch as stars from movies, TV, sports and beyond come together with their actual families or TV ones, unabashedly revealing sides of their personal lives while competing to contribute to chosen charities.

Every episode serves as a delightful mélange of light-hearted rivalry, amusing answers and unexpected reveals that fuel laughter. Embrace this rare treat to observe your beloved celebrities in a familial setting outside their usual glitz and glamor, only on Celebrity Family Feud.

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8. ‘America Says’

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America Says puts your trivia knowledge and speed to test. Two teams of four race against time as they guess how fellow Americans responded to various fill-in-the-blank survey questions.

Can they do it in just 30 seconds? Don’t miss these electrifying races against the clock in this insanely addictive game show.

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9. ‘Chain Reaction’

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Chain Reaction is a sizzling game show that’s guaranteed to keep you on your toes. Hosted by the lively Mike Catherwood, the game is a unique blend of wordplay and strategy – where guessed words form a chain linking together. Teams of contestants compete to guess words that serve as the missing links between seemingly unrelated phrases.

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10. ‘Person, Place or Thing’

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Person, Place or Thing poses a series of quick-fire questions spanning different categories, challenging contestants to identify, as the title suggests, people, places, and things. Each answer brings them one step closer to the grand prize, but they need to be careful not to offer an incorrect answer or they lose the chance to get more clues. It’s a fast-paced, gripping game that will test the limits of your recall.

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And there you have it: the most popular game shows available to watch on TV right now. Stay tuned for updates to come so you can keep up with the best TV content with DIRECTV.

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